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Mark Levin
Houston Man Charged With Terrorist Threat Against Sen. Cruz
"Officials say a Houston area man has been charged with a terroristic threat against Texas senator Ted Cruz and is currently at large He just came out a few hours ago According to court documents by the Harris county district attorney's office Isaac a north come UM 22 of Richmond Texas made a call to the senator's office on June 26th In the call he made cryptic remarks to the senator about his intent to have the Voting Rights Act repealed Charging documents transcribed the entirety of his message with a 22 year old addresses the senator by his legal name Rafael Eduardo Cruz And here's the message Hello and good afternoon senator Raphael This is one of the many Afro American constituents of whom you are representative here in Texas As you currently serve from the Senate I have just read the Texas Republican Party's platform For this current 2022 year when it is apparent that your many colleagues intend to have the Voting Rights Act repealed and not reauthorized Every last one of your Republican colleagues have signed off on that platform is to be found and is to be found and killed Be it by a bullet to the force to the face or by the smashing of a brick in your skull It is a civic duty of every American citizen or resident to see to it that every last one of your colleagues is to be killed killed Be it by finding you in a public space or by trailing you to your very but very public homes The addresses of which are public knowledge You and every one of your colleagues is to be shot dead found and killed
Stephanie Miller's Happy Hour Podcast
"The Texas GOP is Delusional" - The Rude Pundit
"By the way, the rest of the world also seems to have gone mad while I've been gone. You retweeted the new Texas Republican Party platform calls homosexuality in an abnormal lifestyle choice says President Biden was not legitimately elected and has said Texas students should learn about the humanity of the pre born child. And you just said this is madness. The Texas GOP is delusional and not living in reality. Treat them like they're insane. I mean, I think they just endorsed Putin and said no aid to Ukraine. They're just a booed. They both have no gays at their convention, no long cabin Republicans. I'm like holy crap. And they booed their senator. They booed John cornyn because he's working on the gun deal. Right, but still won't even get it done. Still probably, right? Is still blocking it. And he's got boot. And then who got a dancing? You got attacked by right wingers been called. Which comes from Tucker Carlson. Carlson coined that. Yes, he did. So they are quoting Tucker Carlson as they are shoving Crenshaw and his people. And yeah, it's like, at some point, the GOP has got to realize they're booting us out. Anybody who wants to in any way do any kind of work for the country is automatically unless you unless you are giving in to overturning the 2020 election or setting things up to overturn the 2024 election, then you have no business in the Republican
KOMO
"texas republican party" Discussed on KOMO
"And get it to the floor Less than a month since the school shooting and Yuval Texas senator John cornyn one of the key negotiators on the deal back home taking the stage at the Texas Republican Party convention to this What should have been a friendly crowd at times booing him and his work on the bipartisan negotiations More mental health resources More support for our schools and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy the firearm Some of these Republican lawmakers facing that tough political reality back home with their more activist base So we know that these proposals at least in polling remain really popular among the average voter Mary Alice parks ABC News Capitol Hill This is a northwest news radio morning rewind All the house January 6th committee concluded its third public hearing with these remarks from retired federal judge J Michael lute Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger To American democracy With his right that was ABC News senior investigative reporter Aaron Kutcher skier and there's a lot to unpack after that Yeah and judge lutech is no liberal I mean he was on the short list during the Bush administration to be on the Supreme Court And he said he was choosing his words carefully and deliberately as you heard him there because he said he would have laid down in traffic before he would let vice president Mike Pence at the time try and overturn the results of the Electoral College vote on January 6th as former president Trump the committee said pressured him to do relentlessly based on kind of a bogus legal theory pushed by this lawyer named John eastman and some others who were surrounding the president Is there more pressure now on the attorney general to do something You know the committee certainly seems to hope so And although the committee says it has not made a decision yet whether to make a criminal referral we know that the Justice Department has been interested in eastman and Rudy Giuliani and others who were pushing this idea that somehow the vice president could overturn the election results or send them back to the states for some kind of recount And there did seem to be a compelling case that the committee made for obstructing this governmental proceeding And yet you know the Justice Department has its own calculation here because the committee is making in large part a political case what the Justice Department can prove beyond a reasonable doubt is something else Aaron thanks very much for the update ABC News senior investigative reporter Aaron kursky former president Trump says the lack of airtime for him during the hearings is unfair to him on his social media platform truth socially demanded equal national TV time Several Democrats responded by saying they'd love to see Trump subject himself to questioning under oath This has been a morning news rewind with manufacture and Greg Herschel on northwest news radio Northwest news radio listen more no.
Off The Hook
"texas republican party" Discussed on Off The Hook
"Pm power was restored by ten thirty pm. According to the reports now officials blamed the loss of power on human error and the failure to restore power for eighty four minutes to inadequate organizational structure and a lack of guidelines. Mta go That that was fun mystery solved. Maybe don't blame hackers as quickly as as you normally do alex. It's it's amazing to me that there's a a a single button that can cause an outage. Isn't that great. It's an amazing is a button like that for probably all kinds of things but but what amazes me more about this button is that people have resisted the temptation for god knows how many years prior to this to push. That's that's some serious psychological fortitude that these people have it's like the button and hitchhikers guide. That says do not presses button. That's right that's exactly right if you press it but someone came out and said you're not presses button again. I think that's the only thing that actually did such a great book. Yeah yeah absolutely. We all could read that again. I think singing with actual hacking. Well maybe not actual hacking hacking in a sense. I guess webpage checking is hacking. I suppose You're taking over something and and and changing it a bit. But you're not always using hacking techniques. You might just be using a script or something like that it really. It depends on what you do with the power that you temporarily have. Well the official website for the texas republican party texas. Gop dot org was hacked on saturday in retribution for the newly enacted heartbeat act That bans abortions in the state after six weeks from conception are versions of the site a show that it was briefly vandalized display several crude messages and other content mocking and criticizing the texas republican party and gop as whole the person or persons who deface. The website also made numerous references to anonymous. We could use that dramatic staying again. We really need to get that Anonymous as you may know is the loose-knit hacktivists movements. They embedded a couple of specific calling cards. Typical of internet trolls. Not really sure what those are. Not being an internet troll but I'm sure we'd all recognize him This is what texas. Gop chairman met rinaldi said in a statement to the washington. Times nother conservative newspaper on saturday. Pro-abortion hackers pro-abortion akers changed our web page for a short time. Before we took it down we will be increasing security and appreciate the hackers providing us with fundraising opportunity funds. We will use to promote even more robust pro-life legislation in texas more robust. How could it get any worse. Wow side by side comparisons of the site from before and after his compromised made it. Apparent the hacker or hackers responsible for the defacement made a number of updates and other revisions to its homepage. Probably updated the software. Probably improves some things Giving texans of voice to promote conservative philosophy and principles was changed to texas taking voices from women to promote theocratic erosion of church slash state barriers. Oh come on that's better. That's more accurate right. Not wrong no i. I don't understand the complaints elsewhere on the site the texas. Gop's mission statement was changed to. We are committed to taking away all the rights of women so we can live our prosperous. Bible thumping dream really. It took a fence that i mean. Tell me what's wrong. Tell me what is inaccurate. And that statement. I'm sorry that you should be paying these people because they're obviously updating your side And whoever hacked the site and this really through them for a loop also embedded a youtube video for the nineteen eighty-seven song never gonna give you up by rick esley Yeah and also placed an image known as goat see permanently on the page. We kind of have to do that. And for those of you who don't know cherish the fact that you don't know what that is Okay a warning was also added to the bottom of the page disclaimer. Hackers on steroids are ten times more effective at romance than one hundred percent of republicans. Trans demon hackers coming to get you. Abortion is a choice. I like the trans demon hackers coming to get you. That's a. That's a nice touch Hackers on steroids reference to how anonymous was described in the media when the shadowy activist group first emerged more than a decade ago. yeah so And of course more recently february the ceo of fringe social media service. Gab blamed a breach of the platform on mentally. Ill tranny demon hackers. So that's that's where the phrase comes from. It was not immediately clear who vandalized texas. Gop website which remained offline as early. saturday afternoon Or if anyone will take credit Basically a message on the bottom attributes anonymous look up that word okay and You might have answered to whether or not someone's gonna take credit seriously though. Texas is out of control Just basically making up as they go along and It's such a dumpster fire at this point. That doesn't matter. The rule of law doesn't matter president doesn't matter People don't seem to matter. Here's here's something else that they did. Texas governor greg abbott Who had covert only a couple of weeks ago i is. He is that over or is he just learning to make peace with that. He signed a bill regulating. How social media companies moderate content This new law which passed. I believe last week. Controversially prohibits banning or demonetizing or otherwise restricting content based on the viewpoint of the user or another person whether or not that you point is expressed on the social media platform itself..
The Dallas Morning News
"texas republican party" Discussed on The Dallas Morning News
"From anticipated legal action to be filed by some abortion opponents under the state's new abortion law. A travis county district court. Judge found that the new restrictions create the threat of imminent harm for planned parenthood plaintiffs and violates the texas constitution a temporary restraining order preventing the women's health clinic and known abortion provider from being sued under the new abortion. Law was granted earlier this month. The order signed on. Monday extends that protection until a trial that she set for april fourth. Twenty twenty two abortion rights advocates are hopeful an injunction in federal court would halt enforcement of sba across the board rather than the piecemeal roadblocks lawsuits in state district courts have established in related news the texas republican party website texas. Gop dot org is back up after being hacked on saturday. The site was shot down over the weekend by protesting texas heartbeat act prior to the site being shut down. Hackers put the words planned parenthood at the top of the websites homepage among other pointed statements in an attempt to insult the organization and texas. Gop politicians one of them said. Ted cruz is the zodiac killer. An internet mean that began during the twenty sixteen election cycle most of the tax on the hacked texas. Gop site used profanities. The hackers also put a link to join anonymous operation. Jane pro-abortion group that has vowed to hack any pro-life group that promotes a reporting system for abortion. The texas gop put out a statement on its relaunched website saying that it plans to increase online security and advocacy efforts in support of the heartbeat act and fort worth independent school. District's mask mandate went into effect. Monday morning but a state court of appeals. Put a stop to it immediately. The second court of appeals in fort worth granted temporary injunction saying that the texas supreme court has upheld the status quo as lawsuits move forward and conflicts between local governments and state authorities. Over face masks the fort worth. Isd released a statement. Monday afternoon stressing. It will still encourage staff and students to wear masks. The district had initially issued. The mask mandate in early august but it was rescinded after four parents sued. The appeals court..
The Nicole Sandler Show
"texas republican party" Discussed on The Nicole Sandler Show
"A quote homa seidel sociopath deserved as he signs legislation prohibiting mask mandates anywhere including schools where the virus has now finding very young victims adding to his directive to santa's double down warning school districts that he'd withhold funds if they tried to implement any kind of mask policy reality check on tuesday. Florida had nearly fifty one thousand new corona virus cases which was more than one third of all new cases across the country reported that day and a whopping increase from the already high seven day average of nearly eighteen thousand cases per day. Those eighteen thousand cases represent a seven hundred percent increase from one month ago. So several florida school districts. This week moved to require students to mask up when schools reopen defying descent as his executive order on wednesday leon county where tallahassee is said. They want to enact a mandatory mask grow for kids in pre k. Through eighth grade broward county school district announced it will keep its mask mandate reversing an earlier statement saying that they'd comply with two santa's order and on tuesday. The school board of alaska county voted to require students to wear masks during the first two weeks of school. President joe biden singled out. Florida and texas escalation of cases is particularly concentrated in states with low vaccination rates just two states florida and texas account for one third of all new covert nine hundred cases in the entire country. Just two states. Look we need leadership from. Everyone is some governors. Aren't willing to do the right thing. To be disbanded. Then they should allow businesses universities. Who want to do the right thing to be able to do it. I say these governors. Please help you aren't going to help. At least get out of the way the are trying to do the right thing of course to santa's fired back by deflecting. A joe biden is taken to himself to try to single out. Florida over cove. It this is a guy who ran for president saying he was going to quote. Shut down the virus. And what is he done. He's imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border. Why don't you do your job. Why don't you get this border secure. And until you do that. I don't wanna hear a blip about cove it from you and he continues to put the lives of our school children at risk just shameful so the biden administration is moving toward requiring all foreign visitors entering the country to be vaccinated. This change will be part of a plan to ease travel restrictions. On foreign visitors current restrictions prohibited entry to non us residents who visited china parts of europe the uk ireland brazil south africa or india within fourteen days and this story out of texas where the texas republican party has announced. They're very sad to learn of the passing of state. Republican executive committee member scott. Aptly from senate district eleven. The forty five year old aptly was a covert denier. His twitter account is filled with reprehensible tweets such as a response from april. Second to dr lena win. Who tweeted great news from pfizer this morning there covert nineteen vaccine is efficacious for at least six months appears to work very well against the south african variant. Well scott aptly twitter handle h s appleaday quote tweeted it and replied. You are an absolute enemy of a free people. Hashtag shove the carrot where the sun don't shine so that scott aptly who died of coverted. Interestingly enough in the texas republican party statement marking his passing they don't mention a cause of death In non vid news a majority of new york state assembly members say they support impeachment proceedings against governor andrew cuomo if he refuses to resign following investigation that concluded he had sexually harassed at least eleven women according to the associated press at least eighty three of the one hundred fifty members of the assembly have said they favor using impeachment to oust cuomo if necessary andrew cuomo has denied the allegations but the independent investigation overseen by state attorney general letitia. James cost him. The backing of most of the party. Leadership including president biden. Who said after the report was released. That cuomo should step down. President biden expected to sign an executive order thursday calling for half of new car sales to be electric vehicles powered.
The Nicole Sandler Show
"texas republican party" Discussed on The Nicole Sandler Show
"Sociopath deserved as he signs legislation prohibiting mask mandates anywhere including schools where the virus has now finding very young victims adding to his directive to santa's double down warning school districts that he'd withhold funds if they tried to implement any kind of mask policy reality check on tuesday. Florida had nearly fifty one thousand new corona virus cases which was more than one third of all new cases across the country reported that day and a whopping increase from the already high seven day average of nearly eighteen thousand cases per day. Those eighteen thousand cases represent a seven hundred percent increase from one month ago. So several florida school districts. This week moved to require students to mask up when schools reopened defying fantasies executive order on wednesday leon county where tallahassee is said. They want to enact a mandatory mask. Grow for kids in pre k. Through eighth grade broward county school district announced it will keep its mask mandate reversing an earlier statement saying that they'd comply with two santa's order and on tuesday the school board of latch to account. He voted to require students to wear masks during the first two weeks of school. President joe biden singled out. Florida and texas escalation of cases is particularly concentrated in states with low vaccination rates just two states florida and texas account for one third of all new cova nine nineteen cases in the entire country. Just two states. Look we need leadership from. Everyone is some governors. Aren't willing to do the right thing to be this. Then they should allow businesses universities. Who want to do the right thing to be able to do it. I say to these governors. Please help but you aren't going to help. At least get out of the way. The people are trying to do the right thing. Of course disentis fired back by deflecting. Joe biden is taken to himself to try to single out. Florida over cove. It this is a guy who ran for president saying he was going to quote. Shut down the virus. And what does he done. He's imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border. Why don't you do your job. Why don't you get this border secure. And until you do that. i don't wanna hear a blip about kovin from you and he continues to put the lives of our school children at risk just shameful so the biden administration is moving toward requiring all foreign visitors entering the country to be vaccinated. This change will be part of a plan to ease travel restrictions. On foreign visitors current restrictions prohibited entry to non us residents who visited china parts of europe the uk ireland brazil south africa or india within fourteen days and this story out of texas where the texas republican party has announced. They're very sad to learn of the passing of state. Republican executive committee member scott. Aptly from senate district eleven. The forty five year old aptly was a cova denier. His twitter account is filled with reprehensible tweets.
All In with Chris Hayes
"texas republican party" Discussed on All In with Chris Hayes
"Even among black folks could work from home and eight times greater increase than among white folks could work from home for people had to go into their places of work desimone. Black folks increased about three times more than people once again. You were better off being a white person who had to go to an inner person job every day throughout the first few months of pandemic then being a black person who had the option to work from home. Across all of these different subcategories one thing remains constant. All of those really tall tear. Barak -til bars towering over a bunch of small bars. Those are black americans dying and our higher rates no matter how you slice the data. What you're looking there on your screen when you look at these. Graphs is the ubiquity race particularly structural racism against black people that has existed in this country since before. Its founding that is produced the conditions wherever population in this country that is more vulnerable to a respiratory virus a virus that of course has no idea what resetting one is because of all that population has been subjected through through the years for segregation dispossession leading to black people living in areas where poor air quality and having much higher rates of commodities all the accrued legacy of structural racism. This is the result. This is what it looks like. Computer make the argument that race that anti black racism in particular is the central story in this country these graphs show what that means in a tangible sense for arguably the most important thing we have for all of us which is how long we get to stay on this planet. Scott aptly was the kind of purchase new mix of the backbone of state political parties across the country. You can find them in any state. It was a city council member in dickinson texas. That's his state an official in the galveston republican party. He was active in local conservative politics and on twitter where he frequently posts bible verses and engaged in right wing causes back in april. Dr liana win posted. A benign tweet about the vaccine athlete older in response quote. You're an absolute enemy of a free people. Telling her to shove the carrot where the sun don't shine on sunday. Scott apple was admitted to the hospital and he was diagnosed with kovin he succumbed to the disease early. This morning he was forty five years old. He leaves behind a wife and an infant son. Texas republican party put out a statement celebrating appleans life offering prayers for family. It's notable the statement doesn't mention the circumstances of his death because in this bizarre alternate reality. That's been constructed in some corners. The american right in the pandemic age. You can't admit code is out there and that it's dangerous and it's deadly and it leads to awful tragedy seen this before the former republican presidential candidate herman. Cain of course died from cova complications. After attending trump's campaign rally in tulsa trump offered his condolences on facebook but never mentioned the cause of herman cain staff to other national. Republican politicians also died from cova and there. Was this strange. Air that hung over there too because republicans have created this view. The virus isn't that bad or that dangerous so they can't really say anything about it. Texas congressman ron right. Who had lung cancer died after contracting the virus earlier this year at the age of sixty seven texas. Gop released a statement on his death that did not mention covert louisiana. Gop did not mention cove it in their statement. Either after congressman elect luke. Let low passed away from code at the age of forty one weeks before he was eligible for the vaccine just days before he should have been sworn into congress. His widow widow julia. Let low took a seat in congress. And now seven months after her husband's death she's telling her story and urging others to get the shots someone asks what would you. What would you tell somebody who on the fence about possibly receiving the vaccine. And i said i tell them about luke. Tell them a story. I would have given anything out of given everything for that. Shot to be available for us. I mean looking back now and for someone to turn it away. i just. It's heartbreaking to me. It is a horrific way to leave this world. I don't wish it on any one else. We have the answer. Not that it's so important for folks congresswoman let low to come out and to tell her story endorsed the vaccines and we're seeing more of that. A lot of it from political leaders has been driven by some serious regrets by a bunch of republicans particularly who just didn't say anything for a long time and now are staring into the abyss. That includes arkansas. Governor hutchinson regretting a ban on mask mandates but finding it hard to get it reversed the quandary for governor hutchinson and other republicans next arkansas.
KLIF 570 AM
"texas republican party" Discussed on KLIF 570 AM
"Information in the morning with Dave Williams and Amy Schade Ra. Good morning, it is 5 30, Texas House Democrats have left the state To break quorum and the Legislature's special session and block the controversial Republican backed voting reform bill. That bill was one of the main reasons governor Abbott called the special session You'll remember the same Democrats staged a walkout during the final hours of the regular session to kill that same bill. Much of what the Democrats are doing here is not trying permanently to stop the Republicans, Voter integrity bill They know they're not going to be able to do that. But they're trying to increase the dramatic effect here because the neck National Democratic Party is worried about these issues as well and it highlights the commitment that's S M U political science professor Cal Jillson. He said. The tactic could mean the Democrats will need to stay out of Texas for weeks since Governor Greg Abbott has already said he'll keep calling special sessions until they return while the state legislature dealt with the sudden departure of dozens of House Democrats on Monday. A state Senate panel advanced a series of transgender sports bills. The bills would limit public school and college sports for transgender athletes and require them to compete in sports that align with their sex at birth, rather than with their gender identity. Opponents say the bills ensure for fair competition. Opponents say they will further stigmatize transgender athletes and increased suicides. The Texas Republican Party has chosen a new chairman, former state representative Matt Rinaldi, of Irving, is named the next chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, Rinaldi said in a statement. Quote I'm honored, the state Republican Executive Committee chose me to lead the party into an ever important 2022 election cycle. Republican state officeholders and legislative majorities have led the state to prosperity and success with Look forward to continuing to make Texas a beacon of freedom for other states to emulate. The committee elected Rinaldi to replace Allen West, who announced his resignation last month and is now challenging Governor. Greg Abbott. Cat Bonzai, Your K L I. F NEWS. We will be talking with Matt Rinaldi at 7 40 this morning. See, see what's in store for him in terms of the Challenges he has to deal within the Republican Party in the state. A push continues to get all eligible Texans vaccinated against Covid 19 words Stop six.
KLIF 570 AM
"texas republican party" Discussed on KLIF 570 AM
"Get done. Chair Dixon Kale, I F news after a tug of war of sorts as to who will cover the cost for state, sending National Guard troops to the Texas border. Iowa's governor, Kim Reynolds, says her state will cover the cost of its troopers. I was governor acknowledged Monday the state will pay for the mission after the release of agreement showing the effort was taking place at no cost to Texas for the past couple of weeks. Reynolds and other state officials have argued a multi state agreement meant that Texas could reimbursed Iowa for its expenses. However, the agreement released to The Associated Press states that Texas and Arizona asked other states to absorb the associated costs. With the mission for the good of the country. The Texas Republican Party now has a new chairman, former state representative Matt Rinaldi, of Irving as the next chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. Rinaldi was elected to replace Allen West to announce his resignation last month and is now challenging Governor Greg Abbott to become the next governor. Rinaldi won the election on the first ballot getting 34 votes on the 64 members. State Republican executive Committee against three opponents he needed. 33 2 Win Cat Bonds, Iron Ally of News and Matt Rinaldi will be joining us at 7 40 this morning. Dallas Police made an arrest yesterday in the fourth of July shooting in Hamilton Park that left three people dead and another two injured. Police only said the arrest was made, but they're withholding the name of the suspect. During the continuing investigation. Shooting took place just before midnight at a party that was referred to as an unofficial community block party of the five people shot three died at the hospital. Two others recovered. The family of Marvin Scott, the third who died in college County Jail custody continues to Fight for Justice Video was recently released of the incident. Cassandra Scott says the public needed to see how her son was mistreated and believes the grand jury must not have had all the evidence when it dropped the charges against Scots.
NEWS 88.7
"texas republican party" Discussed on NEWS 88.7
"That threshold. Jeremy Diesel is director of communications for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Essentially, once you get to that 70% level, it reverts back to pre covid. Standards. Essentially, I mean, that doesn't mean that we lessen any of the sanitation or the availability of Cleaning materials and all of those sorts of things, but it does remove the mask requirements from both staff and inmates. Diesel says. It's not clear when all Texas prisons will achieve a 70% vaccination rate. Some political analysts say. Texas Republican Party chair Alan West bid for governor could give Democrats a better shot at on sitting Governor Greg Abbott in the general election next year. Political science professor John Taylor at the University of Texas San Antonio, says West is unlikely to win the GOP primary, but his attacks on Abbott could erode his support among far right voters. If West is doing that He has the potential to weaken the Republicans going into the general election, and that's where it becomes a real problem. The former Florida congressman's resignation as Texas GOP chairman is effective Sunday. Former state Senator Don Ha, finds of Dallas is also running against Abbott. HBV supplier Tyson Foods is recalling more than £8 million of chicken products over possible listeria contamination. Includes meal simple items at the Texas grocery chain as well as some South flow pizza items made within the last several months. You're listening to statewide news from public radio stations across Texas..
600 WREC
"texas republican party" Discussed on 600 WREC
"It's patent. Stupid. Glenn On the Olympic programme, Triple 8727 B E. C. K. There's a new poll out. That shows Governor Abbott with a 39 38% lead over Matthew McConaughey. Now nobody even knows what Matthew McConaughey his policies are. What's his agenda? He hasn't even declared. Are you a Democrat? Or a Republican? Nobody knows or an independent or an independent who knows, which is probably what he run is because You know if you're anything but a left wing Kook Democrat. You can't declare that if you're in Hollywood right, so he'd probably have to say he's independent, but 39 38, whereas McConaughey months ago was way ahead of of, uh, Abbott in a head to head competition, at least according to the polls. Now, Uh, there's another Republican who is probably not well known outside of Dallas. And that's don Hofheinz. He's got a big car dealership empire here. Uh, Abbott leads him 77 to 12. So he's probably not a real threat. Uh, but Just entering the race. Uh um Is, uh, Colonel West. Yeah. Allen West who? Former Congressman obviously been very active and conservative politics for a long time. He's going to be running. He was the chair of the Texas Republican Party. For about 15 minutes. Yep. Uh, I'm not very long, but he's very well known and well respected. I think in the conservative community, and I think he's actually in a poll that they just conducted a little bit ahead of Governor Abbott interesting that it is. He's a threat for sure I would think. Yeah, but you know, of course, our own Chad Prather here from Blaze. TV is running as well. This is a crowded field, and it's interesting because Abbott is not like Greg Abbott is a guy who, if you if you're not from Texas, you might not have a huge um uh, impression of Abbott. It's interesting when I talk to people outside of Texas. What I hear typically is I wish we had a governor like yours who didn't lock down the whole time and has lifted all these mandates and all that. Exact opposite of what I hear from people in Texas who are just angry at him forever having the mandates? Yes, right. That's basically the way this breaks down. You talk to. I was talking to Andrew will cow also from police TV, Our friend from up he lives in New Jersey. I think No, his impression of how good of a job Greg Abbott is doing is quite different than I think. Someone who's living in Texas like he's positive so they wouldn't let us out of our house for 14 months. So we're we would love to have anyone who would who would allow that? I mean, you know, we I everything closed down on Basically it was March 16th was March 15th or 16th with the day that Trump did the 15 days to start this to stop the spread speech, and that led to, of course, another month of victor of slowing the spread so turned into to the end of April. We're basically nationally we were shut down for six weeks. On May 1st. I went out to a restaurant down the street from this facility. It was 25% capacity. I don't even know if they hit 25% capacity at the restaurant I was at, but damn, I was at it. I was there shoveling food down my gullet. Isn't that where you contracted Covid as well? Not so later. Okay. I got it at a restaurant in Texas. Much later pad. Uh, you know, you bring up a sort as a covid 19 survivor. You You bring up a very sore subject there, But yes, that, uh It did happen. It's not a terrible point by you, right. Uh, but I guess it did happen and again happened. I mean, it's definitely is risk. But again, it was my choice to go out and shovel food down my gullet in the middle of a pandemic. Yeah, that's my choice. And having covid 19 for you was a lot like not having covid 19. Right? Yes, it was. You had no symptoms was asymptomatic for me, which is basically staying home for 10 days. Yeah, which was not fun and didn't necessarily enjoyed our whole We did have some fun family times. But you know, when you really can't go out for any reason, Yeah, you know when you have it, but still I mean, you get through those times. My point, though, with Abbott, though, is that it was it's compared to the nation. He was definitely on the leaning freedom side of the transaction, however, for Texas, you know there's nothing but you know, perfection will do in these situations and have it has had some problems. I mean, he has He's you know, but some people just got unreasonably pissed at it. There's like Really like, Yeah. Done with him. I'm done with him forever. Yeah, Yeah, No, it's it definitely was at least around. Look, I work at the blaze, which a bunch of people who are very conservative and very outspoken, So I did hear maybe more than the average Texan did. I mean and you look at it. It's like they just did a poll on Greg Abbott's approval rating within the Republican Party. He has a 77% approval rating among Republicans, You should be able to win that way. If you have a 77% approval, you should win. It's amazing that he has this many challengers when he when you have a 77, that approval rating, though he's got some challenges, and some real ones like Allen West is a real challenger. Allen West is a real is a real challenger, Chad break. There's really popular expect, particularly in Texas. You know, Don Huffines has a lot of money. I don't I don't know, but again like it's it's a well funded candidate is a big challenge to to to a person in the pool. I just saw Prater was actually ahead. 42 to 35% over Allen West. And then I think, um Abbott, was it 30 or somewhere in there? He was actually in the lead. As far as the Republicans are, Christine. I mean, it's interesting. Yeah, I don't know what's going to happen, but I think these things are we're in the middle of a cycle to take it out of Texas here for a second. We're in the middle of a cycle where.
KLIF 570 AM
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"70 K l i f Morning. It's 8 40 David, aiming on Tuesday morning. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Allen West is the third Republican to launch a primary challenge to well, is the third Republican in the race for governor, along with the incumbent governor. Greg Abbott, and we talked with him earlier this morning. One of the things we asked was if his primary effort is to make Texas redder than ever. Good morning, David Amy. Pleasure to be with you. I guess your your primary effort is to make Texas redder than ever Would would. Would that be one way of putting it? Well to keep in Texas, a strong constitutional conservative state, no doubt and to protect our borders, which, when I was down at the Roma district at two o'clock in the morning, standing on the real Grand reverend, watching 80 illegal immigrants across the river and Just be collected up and transported by the board Patrol. The No. Tell it well, though, end up So we have some serious issues We've got to deal with here in Texas. For our future. You were the former chairman of the Texas Republican Party. What were your primary concerns with Governor Abbott and the way he is running the state? Well, I think that when you look at how it was handled the covid issues I mean, we lost close to 10,000 small businesses during the Covid issue. The fact that we had the governor that was really not working with the Legislature, which is what you're supposed to do after 30 days of emergency call the Legislature in Doing a lot of things by executive Action Executive order. Uh, 200 almost $90 million were appropriate about the governor not through the legislative process for contact tracing appropriations supposed to be done through the through the Senate Budget Committee or the House Budget Committee. And several other things, but most important, we've got to do something about our border. This legislative session that we just saw was not a very strong, not a successful legislative session, which is the reason why they have to come back on the eighth of July. I think you'd have to agree that the whole pandemic issue was one of, you know, once in a lifetime deal an emergency to be sure if the governor were to take the time deal with these issues through going through the legislative process, couldn't that just bogged everything down so that nothing would have happened or or been nothing would have been done except for watered down solutions. Well, The first thing is that you never even an emergency. You don't get rid of the rule of law and that that's the case that we will start establishing dictatorial rule. Which is what I think we saw happen a little bit because no elected official has enumerated power to decide who or what is essential. The most essential thing in the United States America and in Texas is liberty. It is about if that Benjamin Franklin once said, those who would surrender essential liberty for temporary security will at the end, deserve neither liberty nor security. We're talking with Lieutenant Colonel Allen West is a former chairman of the Texas Republican Party, also a former congressman out of Florida. Now he's running for governor here in the state of Texas. Incumbent governor Greg Abbott has quite the campaign war chest. I think something like $40 million. He has the endorsement of former president Trump. How do you compete against that? Well, first and foremost, I'm not running to serve President Trump, and I'm glad that the governor has his endorsement. I'm here to serve God country in Texas. And the other thing is 10. Years ago, when I was a freshman member of the United States House representatives, I raised $19 million and I think that with the name and face recognition, I have the fact that I traverse the state of Texas. In the past year. 33,000 Miles. I'm well known at the state, so I'm not worried about a war chest. I'm worried about making sure that message gets out and we connect with the people and they'll make a decision to come The primary next year sometime, probably May, June because of redistricting. Alright speaking, Let's stay with that topic. Just for a moment. You just just announced officially your candidacy. But do you have any organizations? That are already supporting you or vowing their support in including funding. Well, I mean, you know, we announced on Independence Day July the fourth and yesterday was still a holiday. So out of that we have too many organizations out. But we already have endorsements that are coming in and the most important endorsements that I have so far from my former soldiers. The people that I've served in combat with, so I'm not concerned about you know the Pac's and corporations or whatever. But when you have the endorsement of people that you have, you know, shared the blood and the sweat and the tears with that's the most important thing to me. Earlier in our conversation, you mentioned illegal immigration. What do you think about the governor's plan to rebuild the wall here along the Texas border, using Public money. I mean donation money. Well, you know, a wall is not a panacea. If you take the time to go down to the board, you'll say to that we have a lot of systems that make up this a legal immigration issue that we're facing. So I think first and foremost when I saw National Guard troops aiding people that were being Ferried across the Rio Grande, wherever we need to have a full deployment of our national guard. They're not. They're assisting people to come into Texas illegally, but they should be there to interdict and to stop the flow of people coming into Texas illegally. We need to also start looking at instead of go fund the accounts. Maybe we should Tax the Remittances that people are who are here illegally or send it back to these countries, which is up in the billions of dollars. But most importantly, we've got to go after the funding and the financing of these criminal and terrorist organizations that we call the cartels. And that's something that we could do right here in Texas because that's their center of gravity. They're making $25 million a week. And you know when you consider the Texas is the number one state for human sex trafficking, we have got to stop this thing and we have got to get to the root cause of it. That is former U. S representative, former chairman of the Texas Republican Party now Candidate for governor of Texas. Allen West, and you can listen to the full interview at K l i f dot com including the interview with fellow candidate Don Huffines 8 46 Right now, let's have another look at the Tuesday traffic. Here's Bill Jackson. Sponsored by America's best contacts and eyeglasses..
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"Welcome to the tide and don show where we're number one in calling out. Number two got something to say. Join the conversation at 51283605 90. Now here are taught and done more than 250 people shot and killed in the United States over the holiday weekend 99 shots just this weekend in Chicago alone. We had maybe four here in the Austin area. Yeah, nothing to be proud of. That's for sure. Jump in at 51283605 Niner sobering. What's the problem? What's the problem That's going to take generations to fix. And I know that the left wants to focus on guns because that seems like a quick, quick fix and something they think they can have control of. The other aspect of it. The human aspect will take generations to fix this generations. To do what I mean. What, also also, uh, we need more police, obviously, uh so you could jump in at 51283605 90 generations to fix. What does that mean? What do you mean? Well, you know, as we've said Listen, Texas GOP Chairman Alan West has announced that he is running for governor challenging the incumbent governor, Greg Abbott, in the Republican primary. You like you like Allen West. Why? But you also like Governor habit. Is I I I have, uh am I am I have strong government Governor Abbott. I just think he's done a good job. Overall. I think he is still someone to take seriously as as as our governor. Abbott will face West and former state Senator Don Huffines in the 2022 Primary West announcement came during an appearance. Where he said he and his family members since November, he launched a campaign video and and he was out this morning on Fox talking up his campaign, he says, he says, it's our time to stand up and honor the words Texas Our Texas in a video and to secure the future of our Children and our grandchildren to make sure that the growth and the opportunity and the prosperity the economic success That we see here in Texas continues West, posting that over the weekend, and he says Texas should remain energy independence. He received a standing ovation from his church goers. You know his the congregation there over the weekend, he says. I couldn't think of a better place and a better day to make this announcement is what he said They're at church Sunday morning. Jump in at 51283605 90 in the video West can be seen reading Bible verses and the Declaration of Independence two churchgoers on July. The Fourth West did not directly mention Abbott in the video when or when. Speaking to the churchgoer Sunday. The video included a platform of West campaign and mentioned securing the state's border and fighting human and sex trafficking. Some of his top priorities jump in at 51283605 90. I've always liked West as far as the image that he conveys or portrays. Uh, as a strong leader, I think he's someone that really would be really serious about our our border security for sure, But as far as you know, being able to point to, you know, changes that he's made for our country. And, uh, you know, specific achievements in politics can't really find any. I mean later, the Texas Republican Party. Uh, Congressman from from from from Florida. A rep from Florida. Uh, things like that. But, you know, I just have a I think he would be a fighter. I have a good feeling about him. But I can't point to any specifics as far as because of this, and because of that, because of that. And you said yourself that he hasn't necessarily done a great job as chairman of the, uh, Texas Republican Party. Actually, What I said was is a lot of people that a Texas Republican Party at the highest levels are concerned about his inability to raise money and organized the fundraising mechanism that it would take to be governor. That's what some top Republicans have said on Social media. Now there's another Republican strategist out there. And I'm bringing this up because Allen West is the only one of the three on the Republican side seeking that primary that have not cozying up to Donald Trump. Greg Abbott did at the border. Don Huffines says Abbott did that because I'm the trump candidates. That's what don Huffine says. Allen West hasn't done that yet. And the Republican strategist is lashing out at the extreme right of her own party. Susan del Percio. She really made the remarks in an interview, saying that I've been looking at the new word for Trumpism because I hate it. And if it goes deeper than just Donald Trump within the Republican Party, she goes on to explain. Forget Trumpism, its neo fascism. That's what the grassroots of the party looks like. Right now. She's a Republican strategist. She fears the wackiest wah keys are going to win the Republican primary. But they're going to lose the general election after enough losses, as we can see, maybe normally returning because of the neo fascist in our own party. This is what she says Susan Del Percio. Jump in. We'd love to get your thoughts your opinions. Greg Abbott has set shoulder to shoulder with Donald Trump at the border in that press conference invited him here. Don Huffines calls himself the trump candidates. I haven't heard Allen West say that. No, I'd love to get your thoughts at 51283605. 90, Thailand, Dinesh L. If you've been suffering with foot pain, I know you've been looking for answers. 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"Messes that he has created, especially along the border. Republicans are using them to form their midterm game plan. Here's Ktrh is Jeff Biggs Cliff and with Democrats banking on Biden. Republicans are already cashing in. You're already seeing that happened. Certainly, with the border visit here, President Trump and the failure of the by an administration is going to be a major primary issue and general election issue here in Texas. So it really starting to see the 2022 midterm shape up. That's political analyst and strategist Jessica Cologne, who also told Ktrh that With a buffet of key issues. Republicans should be confident Republicans have a lot to be bullish about headed into the 2022 elections. Because of the extreme actions of the Biden administration and this Democrat majority. These are things that voters are paying close attention to because it affects them on a daily basis. And as you said, Cliff, the countdown already on and we're seeing all some new polls as well, including one from the Dallas Morning News showing a general election race against Matthew McConaughey. Lord would be tougher for Governor Greg Abbott in a race against Beto O Rourke. Abbott leads the actor by 1% Point, but as a 12 point lead on Beto The governor has another primary challenger as he seeks a third term next year about going Texas Republican Party chair Alan West has jumped into the race. There comes a time when the warrior understands that Maybe he has to go back. Pull out that sword and do the exact same thing that the 26 Year old did at the Alamo. West is not Abbott's only Republican challenger,.
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"Cost information and conditions. Equal housing lender license in all 50 States and MLS consumer access had or number 30 30 from the K l i. F soda Weight Loss News Dance. This is real news and information. 5 70 K. L i f Rounds out there 86 degrees with 5 70 Kale. I asked news and information I'm chair. Dixon, Another Republican, has thrown his hat into the ring to run for governor of Texas. Allen West tells our sister station W B a P. He's been spending time along the border, and what he's seen has convinced him. We need new leadership. I see. Uh Federal government that is completely violating their constitutional duty and responsibility to protect the sovereignty of the United States and also the great State of taxes, and I don't see anyone doing anything about it. West is a former Florida congressman who became head of the Texas Republican Party until he resigned last month. Billionaire Richard Branson has decided he wants to beat billionaire Jeff Bezels into space. Jeff Bezels owns his own space exploration company, Blue Origin. Richard Branson also owns his own space exploration company, Virgin Galactic. Bezels announced a few weeks ago, He'll ride one of his rockets into space. July 20th. Branson is now announced He'll do the same thing, but he's going to do it on July 11th nine days before bezels. As they say. Watch this space. Dennis Martin Caylee f news news information. Time is five. Oh, four. Let's get a look at right now. Traffic Yeah. In Rockwall County on I 30 western, near FM 5 49. There's a rank blocking at least one lane that's backed up past FM 5 51 near Terrel on I 20 West Thumb past FM 29 65, an accident is reported. Then past that it's slow going westbound from high room road to highway 34 that may be due to ongoing roadwork in Irving on 1 83, EC funded Luke 12 walking Walker Collisions been cleared out of the way and that's recovering there in real good shape with Caylee up traffic. I'm Dole Jackson. Yeah. Now let's get a look at your 5 70 K l F News and information forecast Partly cloudy and hot today with a high around 88 tomorrow more the same with the high of 90 Wednesday. We could see some showers. High 90 as well Right now. 85 at DFW Airport. You're next.
KTRH
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"26 year old suspect was apprehended by the other officer. A man is expected to survive following a drive by shooting. Houston Police say multiple bullets struck the man in his vehicle early this morning. On the south loop near highway to 88. He ended up pulling into a gas station for help. Officers are hoping surveillance video will help find the suspect. Outgoing Texas Republican Party chair Allen West is running for governor. West announced the run yesterday saying he was going to defend the Texas Republic. He's promising to protect Texans from insidious ideological agenda of the left. Illegal immigrants and critical race theory. West is also vowing to protect the U. S Constitution and keep Texas a beacon of liberty. He hinted it this last month when he announced his resignation is the state GOP chair. Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott is also running for election. Ktrh news. Time is four of To make that four Oh, three, and Americans have been traveling in record numbers for holiday. Bob Brown has a report triple. I expects 3.5 Million people have traveled by air between July 1st and the end of Monday, and the rise in prices at the pump about a buck hasn't seemed to keep Americans at home, with nearly 44 million people hitting the roads during that same period. Travel experts say your best bet in getting homes to leave early in order to avoid leaked a travel, especially between four and five PM That's Bob Brown reporting. This all brings us to career opportunities. The Transportation Security Administration is projecting staffing shortages at roughly 130. U. S airports. Fox's Anita Vogel has that report. More than 3.5 million people.
KLIF 570 AM
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"And hot outside 87 degrees with 5 70 Kale. I After news and information. I'm Jarod Dickson. Dallas Police are trying to work out who did what? In a pair of late night, Fourth of July shootings at 11:15 P.m. officers were called to Hamilton Park east of Central Expressway south of 6 35, where a group of people with celebrating the fourth of July Until someone open fire. Three people were killed, two wounded less than half an hour later, someone shot up 1/4 of July crowd. It will be made Butler Park in southeast Dallas. Four people were shot. They're taken to hospitals. No word yet on their conditions. Dennis Martin K L i. F News, the former head of the Texas Republican Party has decided to primary challenge incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott. Allen West tells her sister station W B A P. The crisis on the border cannot be solved without new leadership. The fight for America is not in Washington, D. C. The fight for America's right here in Texas, and especially in Texas, when we share 1200 Mile border with a foreign nation and that borders completely Stabilised West was a Florida congressman before he moved to Texas and became chair of the state Republican Party. News and information Time is three or four. Let's get a look right now. Traffic southbound 35 W. In Fort Worth, You're running into some heavy traffic volume from Everman Parkway through Risinger. Now on the North side, Traffic is congested on eastbound North Loop 20 just before 1 56 Blue Mountain Road over to mark for Parkway. This is mainly due to ongoing construction. I mean, he's found on I 30 through Arlington from east Loop 20 over to Highway 3 60. That's about an eight minute drive your then on the roll all the way into downtown Dallas would take a lie up right now. Traffic on Dave Allen. Now let's get a look at your 5 70 K laugh news and information forecast. Audi hot and humid today with a high around 88 tomorrow more the same with a high of 90 Wednesday. We could see some showers. High 90 as well Right now. 87 at DFW Airport. You're next update with Fox News is in 30 minutes. Breaking news 24 7 a k left dot com I'm sure Dixon on real news information 5 70 K. L F five years ago. It's devastating news out of downtown Dallas where 11 police officers have been shot. The entire city of Dallas is grieving, remembering and honoring those brave officers that war and continue to wear the bird profession. We're very.
KTRH
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"Conroe, 77 at the Ktrh 24 hour Weather Center. Ktrh News Time is two Oh one Our top story in local news at an incident in Kingwood today, Houston police officer was shocked. Authorities say it happened around 11 o'clock this morning officer was shot in the arm and taken to the hospital, but the officer's condition was not yet released. The suspect has been detained. A woman is suffering from injuries to her face after an accident with fireworks in a Kroger parking lot on Highway six last night. Fort Bend County sheriff's deputies say several families came out to celebrate the Fourth of July while popping firecrackers in the parking lot near Boss. Investigators say the woman believed to me about 30 years old lit a firework that did not, but she did not get out of the way of the blast zone before it exploded. Deputies and E M s teams rushed to the parking lot and say the woman suffered significant trauma to her face. In Texas News. Former Texas Republican Party chief Allen West says he's running for governor against Greg Abbott. West made the announcement yesterday. It's Sojourn Church in Carrollton, where he also read the entire declaration of independence. His resignation is the head of the Texas Republican Party, which was announced about a month ago is effective July 11th. Among his campaign promises. West says he'll fight to reinforce both the state's energy grid and border security. Fort Bend County is touting a milestone in the fight against Covid 19. More than 72% of Fort Bend, County residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. County Judge K. P. George gave that update over the weekend and national News There are three more deaths being reported in the South Florida condo collapse. Miami Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine cover confirmed the death tolls now at 27 118 are still unaccounted for. She says that she also talked about the demolition of the Remaining structure that happened last night about three o'clock this morning. Actually, the mayor said that the decision to bring down the tire that tower was not made lightly. However, she did explain that part that was still standing following the months collapse was a public health safety threat, especially to the rescue workers. Ktrh news time is 203, the secretary of Homeland security. Alejandro Mayor CAS says he wouldn't merely use the word crisis to describe the situation at the southern border. This comes as Republicans continue to criticize the Biden administration's handling of the issue. National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd joined America's newsroom and explains the problem has gotten much worse recently. There was never 180 170 160,000 crossings under President Trump's administration. This is failures by this administration to come up with actual policies or actual programs that are going to work to help us secure the border. This fiscal year. Migrant crossings hit a 10 year high. PBS is facing a backlash over the black national anthem being used during the Fourth of July special last night. It was performed by host Vanessa Williams to celebrate Juneteenth recently becoming a federal holiday. But critics said that that wasn't a way to unite the country, with some calling it on American. Others complained on social media over the decision to perform two anthems, saying one covers everyone, regardless of color. Two music icons have tied the knot an old fashioned way in the state of Oklahoma country music singer Blake Shelton and pop star Gwen Stefani are now married. The couple tied the knot on Saturday at Shelton's Oklahoma Ranch. They first started dating in 2015 after meeting his coaches on the voice. The weekend ceremony was described as small and intimate, but it was held at the church. Shelton had built on his Oklahoma State, John mostly Downey, NewsRadio, 7 40 Ktrh. Tropical storm else's making landfall in Cuba on the country's Southside National Hurricane Center says that the storms.
Chris Salcedo
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller tests positive for coronavirus
"Commissioner said Miller has tested positive for covert 19. Miller has been critical of measures. Republican Governor Greg Abbott is implemented to help slow down the Corona virus pandemic, including state mask, mandates and lockdowns. He's among leaders from the right wing of the Texas Republican Party. The staged a protest outside Abbott's home in October. Miller is quarantining at his ranch.
GardenLine with Randy Lemmon
Trump Supporters Protest in Washington DC, While Texas Republicans Plan “Stop the Steal” Rally in Dallas
"Capital is expected to be packed today as supporters of President Trump Rally in Washington, D. C. Counter protesters are also expected. Some residents in the city say they're nervous. I feel like it's not secure, even if they said that I don't believe it. There's probably like to see Mr Beebe kind of beginning of some healing in America, where people kind of come together and discuss their issues instead of just yelling at each other in the streets. There's also a stop the steel rally planned by the Texas Republican Party that's going to be in Dallas this afternoon. It to that will be hosted by party chair Alan West.
Charlie Parker
Texas Supreme Court allows drive-thru voting in Houston's Harris County to proceed
"Court is refusing a Republican led effort to close down 10 drive through early voting sites in Harris County, the third largest county in the country. The High court turned away separate request from the Harris County GOP and the Texas Republican Party. Without comment. Harris County Judge Lena Hidalgo praise the court to move Describing the GOP efforts as attempted voter suppression about 75,000 ballots have already been cast at the drive thru sites early voting turnout across the state has been massive. Already, more than six million people have voted early. Two former
Red Eye Radio
Houston cancels Texas GOP convention
"Of this month. News A, says Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, a Democrat, sparked a political firestorm this past week when he pulled the plug on the Texas Republican Party convention. Convention was scheduled to take place this coming week in Houston said he's been hit hard station says by covert 19 and the mayor said he didn't want the GOP meeting to go on for health and safety reasons. Travis County Republican chair Matt McCoy Jack tells news There was no perfect option here. There are risks to doing it. And not like this. You have people coming in from all over the state of Texas, perhaps bring Corona virus with them if they're asymptomatic, but more importantly, by congregating together, even if you do it as safely as possible. You could contract the virus. Get back to wherever you live and again, he said the Republican convention had gone beyond Houston's public health guidelines in preparation, including canceling events, adding hand sanitizer stations, temperature checks and encouraging but not requiring attendees to wear masks. The station ads now Republicans are fighting legally to still hold their convention. At least two lawsuits have been filed
Sports Talk with Jason and Ed
Texas Judge Refuses To Force Houston To Host State Republican Party’s In-Person Convention
"In Texas. The battle rages on between the city of Houston and the state's Republican Party. On Monday, delegates to the state GOP convention are to start holding committee meetings at Houston's Downtown convention center. But because of covert 19 concerns, says Mayor Sylvester Turner, I believe canceling The in person convention is the responsible action to take. A judge has refused the party's request to order the convention to go ahead. So attorneys for the Texas Republican Party planned to take their case to the Texas Supreme Court. Jim Ryan
Coast to Coast AM with George Noory
Houston mayor cancels Texas GOP in-person convention
"Says he's shutting down next week's Texas Republican Party convention at the George R. Brown due to covert 19 right around three o'clock a little bit after three A letter has been sent To the executive executive from from any any of of the the state state Republican Republican Party Party by by Houston Houston first first assigned assigned by by the the president president and and the the chairman chairman counseling counseling this this convention, convention, The The Texas Texas GOP GOP is is now discussing its legal options against the city. Meantime, Montgomery
The Savage Nation
Dallas - Former US Rep. Allen West Leaves Texas Hospital After Motorcycle Crash
"The man running for chair of the Texas Republican Party was involved in a motorcycle accident over the weekend Allen west was traveling home from the rally in Austin Saturday when the accident occurred the former U. S. representative from Florida suffered several fractured bones and cuts in the crash but is reported in stable condition the congressman also sustained a concussion in the crash and is expected to be released from the hospital sometime today west will take a week off to
The Strategerist
Karen Hughes Discuss Clarity, Conviction, and Compassion
"On the strategic today as our co host we have Hannah Abney the vice president of External Affairs joining us again Hannah thank you for doing this Sandra and our guest is the Great Karen Hughes who the New York Times famously said the rule of thumb in any White House is that nobody is indispensable except the president but Karen Hughes comes close to that description as any recent presidential aide Karen what do you think of that well it's a it's interest I think that that was said the day or two after I announced that I was leaving the White House so I remember thinking how ironic it took me announcing I'm leaving for the New York Times to finally say something Nice about me but you know part of it was I agree that no one is indispensable and it just was so different from the way that we operated in President Bush's White House and has when he was governor of Texas because it was so much a team environment it was really not about any individual it was about a team of the people who were there to serve the president and that's how I felt when I left and I told reporters in the press room they were like well you know but but you're leaving and I said well they're great people here continue to do the work I'm Dan Bartlett Mary Madeline and took rescue and we had a great team in place and they said but you're the leader the team and I said no the president's the leader of the team and he staying so doing anyway he's not going anywhere well thank you for being here welcome back to the Bush Center and Joaquin awesome you always great to be here always great to see the great things happening at my Alma Mater yes it is it really is Karen you have had a remarkable career you've senator analyst you've been addressed today and the executive director of the Texas Republican Party you've been President Bush's Communications Guru as you talked about in the White House but also when he was the governor of Texas you're under Secretary of State for public diplomacy the Global Vice Chair of Burson Marsteller is your current Gig and of course most important he probably is your mom and an career mother and a wife and really fortunately for us at the Bush Center an incredibly trusted adviser membership of our sorry member of our Advisory Committee continuous advocate for women around the world so how have you had the time to do it all well you know it's interesting I when people ask me now about Alan I'm not sure there such a thing as balance what I what I say to to women and men today is that that you can have both a career and a family you'll have to make choices along the way but you don't have to choose one or the other and at different times in your life one may have to be more important than the other and so I made the decision that I had to leave the White House I realized that I was no longer relevant to my family and I was missing a very important time I thought in in my son's life but you know I also was able to have wonderful experiences and when he went to college I went back to the State Department and had a great experience there in a very challenging and interesting role representing our country with in public S- across the world so I feel looking back I was able to bring my son with me on the on the presidential campaign I will never forget asking President Bush about that how was he then he was thirteen and it was born out of his interest during Christmas break during one of the days off school he came with me to New Hampshire and he loved it and he was fast naty by it and so that that sort of started the seat of an idea and then he came to New Hampshire during the actual election and spend a couple of days there and one day in the spring I went to President Bush and said you know what would you think about me taking Robert Out of school this fall and having him travel with us and you know most I think most leaders one of their key people said came to them and said amidst this really intense presidential campaign how I bring my kid along I mean most of them would have said no way to President Bush credit he looked at me and said that's a great idea and my son told me he's now thirty two lawyer in Houston and he told me not too long ago that rarely a day goes by that he doesn't think of something he learned during that great experience traveling on the presidential campaign and you know he did everything from participate in debate preparation to to traveling on the road with bus tours and watched the President I'm so grateful that he was able to see President Bush's leadership firsthand I feel that's been a big part of developing ham and so we have been able to have both wonderful your experiences and wonderful family experiences and so I would encourage everyone. UK Undo it it'll be hard sometime and but and you'll have to make choices time there were times when I had to step back on one or the other but you don't have to choose one or the other yeah you had a great line in your book about how how you felt when your son it's just make some brownies with you and you tired to make brownies and I was like what does that say about my life something must change here so I think it's also fascinating that it doesn't have to be finite I think talk about work life balance I think particularly with women because I don't think we have this conversation as often with men but when we talk about work life balance which I agree with you I'm not sure that there is a balance we talk about it like you can either be a mom or you can have a career and I think you've done a really interesting Job of having both and also even when you left the White House he worked totally gone I mean you were still helping you're still informing even when you are in Texas while promise President Bush would I left that I would stay in that was the first thing he said to me when I when I told him that you know I I remember saying you know Mr President I think the world of you but I have to move my family home to Texas and and you can imagine again he's the hardest job in the world the highest pressure imaginable one of his key people is is telling him I'm leaving and he turned to me looked and he said well you stay involved and it was the nicest thing he could have said and I said of course I'll stay involved and I told him that I would not only stay involved but that would come back and travel with him during his two thousand four reelection campaign because that's a model we hit established when he first ran for governor I I went to work for him and two things the first day I worked for him I've been the executive director of the Republican Party and so I was in the headquarters and I was getting all these calls about George Bush his positions and I realized I didn't know him well enough to speak for him so I told the campaign manager I need to go on the road with with then towards Bush because he hadn't been elected anything yet and to get oh and better and so I went on the road with them and we had a wonderful time and and I realized how much I believed in him and got to know him and we we called it the campaign of joy because we it was crazy by pager was always going off it was always bad news but we were running for all the right reasons and against all the odds that we forged a great great friendships there and that that's how I sort of got to know him was over the course of that campaign but I and that's how I realized that I could learn to speak for him was by being with him but the second part of that is I also learned that you really drive what I call the offense of the campaign from the road when you're at the headquarters are sort of naturally on defense you're responding to whatever the incoming nations are you may not want to answer but on the on the road you're with the candidate you can take advantage of opportunities you can see a moment when the candidate could speak out and make news and so I promised him when I left that I would come back in two thousand four and travel with them on the reelection campaign did which was a wonderful experience to it's been awhile since you've been on the road with him and in your book ten minutes from normal you've talked about some of those experiences on the road are there any memories now looking back that really stand out I remember visiting eighth based programs across the country where people were just I mean this one woman who washed the feet of the homeless I think it was in Minneapolis and just seeing you know what Americans doing to love their neighbors in need and President Bush always talked about the armies of compassion that the government could hand out money but it couldn't put hope in your heart or a sense of purpose in your lives and and during the campaign I remember witnessing that firsthand and then later the State Department I saw around the world where Americans were giving of themselves to help other people we'll have a better life and it was very inspiring to that point I mean you helped President Bush obviously coined the phrase compassionate conservatism which is I think perfect articulation of the kind of leader he is and the kind of president he was actually grew out of an interview if you want to hear the view there was an international reporter Cath dick I think he was from Europe who was in President Bush's office and he was pressing him about his political philosophy and and President Bush said well I'm a conservative and the reporter I said well but when you talk about single moms making ends meet and when you talk about you know parents wanting to bring their children to a better life about children you know that reading being the right for children and you don't sound like a conservative and President Bush looked at him and said well then call me a conservative with a heart and so we turn that into compassionate conservative and I think it really it does describe his his philosophy his optimism and his his concern for people and he always felt that government should be limited but the government also had a role because it could do certain things that would help but others such as those armies of compassion had an important role as well well it's something we think is so important here at the center we try to spend a lot of time talking about it I think some people feel like maybe we've lost a little bit of that compassion as a country thought about politics is not about policy but that perhaps in an age of where we're able to sort of hide behind a computer a lot of times that maybe we've lost a little bit of that compassion what do you think about that why I say we we drive into our automatic door garages and we shut the door and we don't get to see our neighbors as much and we sent emails rather than talking face to face and so I do think that's I think that's something we need to think about I mean technology has improved our lives in so many ways I'll never forget the first time I was able to edit a presidential speech on my device from the dressing room happen so technology has been very liberating but I also think we need to make sure that we don't use it to replace our human connections that we don't spend hours on you know social media on our phones as opposed to talking with our next door neighbor or you know face to face spending time with our
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